5 Facts About Toto’s Session Musician Roots
- All six original Toto members were in-demand session players before forming the band.
- They played on Boz Scaggs’ album Silk Degrees, which gave them the idea to start their own group.
- David Paich and Jeff Porcaro contributed to Steely Dan’s Katy Lied and The Royal Scam.
- Steve Lukather played guitar on Barbra Streisand’s Guilty album.
- The band’s rhythm section worked on Seals & Crofts’ hits like “Summer Breeze.”